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with two posts which were given Chief Officer status later, Secretary to the Board, and
Legal Officer.

In other Corporations, Social Development Officers were given Chief Officer status. In
Redditch the SDO worked under the aegis of the Secretary to the Board in a multi-
disciplinary role. With hindsight and in view of community needs we should have
established the Social Development Officer as a Chief Officer from the beginning. For the
remainder of 1964, the Board was concerned with a number of issues.

Cllr. K. Joan Tyers

Redditch Mayor in 1990

Kathleen (Joan) Tyers served on the borough council
as a Labour councillor from 1986 to 1998. She
served her community well and her community work
meant a lot to her. Her achievements included
joining with other Quakers to set up Redditch Friends
Housing Association in 1973, which borrowed money
from Redditch Council and the Housing Cooperative.

- 2012

Joan Tyers
(Source: Redditch Standard)

Source/Researched by: Redditch Standard

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